Fascinating
facts about the invention
of the Penicillin by Alexander Fleming in
1928.

PENICILLIN

AT A GLANCE:Penicillin was
discovered by chance, in 1928, after Alexander Fleming accidentally left a
dish of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered for a few days. He returned to
find the dish dotted with bacterial growth, apart from one area where a
patch of mold (Penicillin notatum) was growing. The mold produced a
substance, named penicillin by Fleming, which inhibited bacterial growth and
was later found to be effective against a wide range of harmful bacteria.
Penicillin was finally isolated by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain. Fleming,
Florey and Chain received a Nobel prize in 1945, for their discovery which
revolutionised medicine and led to the development of lifesaving
antibiotics. Source:
chemsoc

Invention:

Penicillin

Function:

noun / pen·i·cil·lin

Definition:

Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs
obtained from penicillium molds or produced synthetically, most
active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of
various infections and diseases.

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